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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Applicant:
SK Hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Seok Min Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jung Shik Jang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
SK hynix Inc., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/77 (2017.01); H10B 41/27 (2023.01); H10B 41/35 (2023.01); H10B 43/27 (2023.01); H10B 43/35 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10B 43/35 (2023.02); H10B 41/27 (2023.02); H10B 41/35 (2023.02); H10B 43/27 (2023.02);
Abstract
A semiconductor device may include: a plurality of word lines; a select line; a channel layer extending into the select line through the word lines; a floating gate surrounding sidewalls of the channel layer between the channel layer and the select line; and a charge trap layer including a first and a second portion, wherein the first portion surrounds the sidewalls of the channel layer between the channel layer and the word lines and the second portion surrounds the floating gate between the channel layer and the select line.